Person:Allan Gilmour (1)

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Allan Columbia Gilmour
b.20 Jun 1851 United States
 
m. 26 Jun 1835
  1. Jean Gilmour1836 -
  2. Joseph Gilmour1838 - Bef 1840
  3. Joseph Gilmour1840 -
  4. Mary Gilmour1843 - to To 1899
  5. Marion Gilmour1847 - 1928
  6. Boyd Gilmour1849 -
  7. Allan Columbia Gilmour1851 -
  8. John Gilmour1854 - 1856
m. 17 Mar 1876
  1. Jeanie Dunsmuir Knox Gilmour1877 -
  2. Marion Gilmour1880 -
Facts and Events
Name Allan Columbia Gilmour
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 20 Jun 1851 United StatesColumbia River, Oregon Territory
Occupation[5] 10 Jun 1871 City of Glasgow, ScotlandSecond Mate
Occupation[6] 5 Dec 1874 Troon, Ayrshire, ScotlandFirst Mate, certificate No.13025
Occupation[4] 1876 Ayrshire, ScotlandSeaman
Residence[4] 1876 Ayrshire, ScotlandPortland Terrace, Troon
Marriage 17 Mar 1876 Monkton and Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotlandto Christina Knox
Occupation[3] 1881 Rothesay, Bute, ScotlandCoal Merchant
Residence[3] 1881 Rothesay, Bute, ScotlandDove Cottage
Emigration? 13 May 1881 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

When he married Christina Knox, he is recorded as being a seaman (age 24). His father (Boyd) was deceased; her father was an Innkeeper. When his daughter Marion was born, he is still recorded as being a seaman in the merchant service, but the following year the 1881 census shows him as being a coal merchant.

In the 1881 Census, Allan is recorded as being 'born at sea' although in earlier census records he is recorded as born in Oregon. He is living in Rothesay with his wife Cristina, and they have two children. They lost two infant sons, one on 24 February 1869 (gravestone) and one at 7 months, on 23 March 1882 (also Allan Columbia, born 31 August 1881). The family emigrated to America in 1881, arriving on the Steamship "Prussian" in Philadelphia on 13 May.

References
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    1861 Census, Scotland: RD: 611- ED: 006-

  2. .

    Riccarton Parish records: Ref. no: 611-00

  3. 3.0 3.1 .

    1881 Census: RD: 558- ED: 007-010 (Rothesay)

  4. 4.0 4.1 .

    Marriage certificate: 1876 RD 606-9 Monkton and Prestwick Parish

  5. Certificate of Competency as Second Mate: No. 13.025.

    Great Britain, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927, Master's Certificates. Greenwich, London, UK: National Maritime Museum.

  6. Certificate of Competency as First Mate: No 97723.

    Great Britain, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927, Master's Certificates. Greenwich, London, UK: National Maritime Museum.

  7.   In 1873, he applied for a replacement Master's certificate because:
    "the said Certificate was left on board the Ship Demerara of Greenock she having sailed before it was expected she would do so, and I was out of town at the time of her sailing staying with a friend in Glasgow and on my arrival at Greenock at the correct time found the ship had sailed without me."